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Hamas leader tied to Oct. 7 attack planning killed in latest strike: Israel

Israel announced Saturday that its latest strikes in Gaza killed a top strategist that helped carried out Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the nation, which sparked a wider war in the region. The Israel Security Agency (ISA) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared in a joint statem

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Hamas leader tied to Oct. 7 attack planning killed in latest strike: IsraelIsrael announced Saturday that its latest strikes in Gaza killed a top strategist that helped carried out Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on the nation, which sparked a wider war in the region. The Israel Security Agency (ISA) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared in a joint statem
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